80 village women marry military officers; it was supposed to be a fake marriage.

Chang Jingxiang came home from the mountain after five months. Lin Yue was overjoyed and busied herself with preparations, only to receive the message, "I've already made the arrangements. We'll go get the divorce certificate tomorrow."

That night, Lin Yue tried to drug Chang Jingxiang again to salvage the situation, but Chang Jingxiang saw through her plan. Before dawn the next day, he dragged her to town to get a divorce certificate.

After obtaining the divorce certificate, Chang Jingxiang abandoned Lin Yue in town, saying, "I will send your things to your home, and I don't want to see you again."

Lin Yue squatted in the corner and cried for a long time until she had no more tears left. Only then did she remember to go find her younger sister, hoping that she could take her in and help her find a way.

Who knew that not only did her sister not help her, but when her boyfriend almost defiled her, she also scolded her for being shameless and said that she had seduced him.

Lin Yue clutched her torn clothes, pulling and tugging at them to try and cover her body. Luckily, a kind older woman gave her an old piece of clothing, preventing her from being exposed to others.

Lin Yue walked step by step into the village, her heart bleeding. She had always doted on her younger sister since she was little, saving all the food and supplies for her and supporting her education. She had saved every penny of her sister's tuition fees.

Unexpectedly, her younger sister had become educated and completely changed. She was no longer the little girl who used to sweetly call her "sister." Lin Yue saw disdain and malice in her eyes.

She returned to the Lin family home dejectedly, only to be berated by her parents and ridiculed by her younger siblings. Only her grandmother held her hand and said, "It's alright, it's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."

Lin Yue returned home and started working from dawn till dusk again. She didn't care about the villagers pointing and whispering about her; she just wanted to stay at home peacefully.

Without the Chang family's money, the Lin family started to struggle again, with not enough food. Lin's mother had mentioned several times, both openly and subtly, that the family couldn't support so many people.

Lin Yue pretended not to hear and continued working silently, eating very little and never uttering a sound no matter how hard or tiring it was.

Her younger siblings also disrespected her, always talking about how she slept in Chang Jingxiang's bed and was then abandoned, and even insulting her with nasty words.

Not only did her mother not stop them, she also said that it was all because of Lin Yue that her family could not hold their heads high and that they were pointed at and gossiped about wherever they went.

Looking at her younger siblings whom she had raised since childhood, and at her parents whom she had always taken good care of, Lin Yue felt a chill run through her heart.

She considered leaving, even if it meant begging for food, it would be better than being treated coldly by her family. However, she was worried about her grandmother, as her mother was afraid that she, as a free source of labor, would run away, and she always used her grandmother to threaten her.

One day, the village matchmaker came to visit and talked with Lin's parents for a long time. Lin Yue was chopping firewood in the yard when she returned to the house and found her grandmother had hanged herself.

Lin Yue looked at her grandmother's pale face and hunched body and fainted. When she woke up, she found herself in an unfamiliar room.

She realized that her hands and feet were tied, and she saw her mother and a man with a pockmarked face standing in front of her.

When her mother saw that she was awake, she said in a low voice, "You've already been married, but he doesn't want you anymore. You've made your father and me lose all face."

If you stay at home now, your younger siblings will never be able to face the world. They also need to get married and live their lives. You can't ruin their lives.

Old Liu may be a bit old, but as long as you're here, you won't starve to death. Don't blame your mother for being heartless; this is your fate.

"Where's Grandma?" Lin Yue asked, crying.

"That old woman, who knows what got into her? She didn't want to live a good life, so she went and hanged herself, and now we have to spend money to buy wood panels."

"I want to go back and kowtow to my grandmother."

"The dead cannot be brought back to life. Even if you go back, she will not wake up. She has already been laid to rest. Just stay here and live your life."

After taking a few steps, he turned back and said, "Don't even think about running away, don't cause us any trouble. Your father and I have worked so hard to raise you, it's time for you to repay our kindness."

We had already arranged a marriage for you, but you went and slept with someone else, ruining your reputation and getting nothing in return. Your father and I even had to pay the matchmaker money.

Now that someone has finally taken a liking to you, doesn't look down on you, and wants to marry you, that's your good fortune. Live a good life, have a few more children for Old Man Liu, and things will be alright.”

After saying that, she left without looking back. Later, when Old Liu hit her for the first time, he held up the whip and said fiercely, "You still have the nerve to run away? I bought you for 10 yuan. Your family doesn't want you anymore. From now on, you'll obediently follow me."

Lin Yue was still thinking of running away, but she was caught and beaten. She tried to run again, but was beaten again.

"Pah, do you really think you're some virgin? I wouldn't even let you touch me. You're a married woman, yet you go around flirting with other men. I'm already being lenient by not looking down on you."

"I'd like to see if your bones are harder than my whip." The whip struck Lin Yue again and again, and she bit her lip hard to keep herself from making a sound.

"Hmm..." The man's heavy breathing pulled Lin Yue back to reality, and the kerosene lamp on the roof stopped swaying.

Chang Jingxiang got off her, his face dark, and quickly put on his clothes without even glancing at Lin Yue, even though they had just done something so intimate.

In her previous life, Lin Yue wanted to rely on Chang Jingxiang, Chang's parents, her younger sister, and her own parents, but ended up being beaten to death.

It's better to rely on yourself than on others. If she could start over, she would rely on herself and her own efforts to change her destiny.

Based on the timeline from her previous life, the captain should be arriving soon with his men. She needs to leave before they arrive; this time, she doesn't want to marry Chang Jingxiang again.

"What drug did you give me? What are you planning to do?"

Lin Yue wrapped herself in the blanket and started getting dressed. "I didn't put the drug in. Believe it or not, just pretend what happened didn't happen. I won't tell anyone else."

Lin Yue frowned as she looked at the torn buttons on her coat. This was the only decent piece of clothing she had, and this guy had torn it. Why did he use so much force? She wondered what had gotten into him.

Chang Jingxiang originally thought that Lin Yue would cry and cling to him, demanding that he take responsibility, but to his surprise, she acted as if nothing had happened, got dressed, and was about to leave.

Chang Jingxiang hadn't even processed what she said and was still standing there, stunned.

Lin Yue ignored her and sneaked to the door, peeking out through the crack. If no one was there, she could slip out unnoticed.

When the time comes, and they see that only Chang Jingxiang is there, they won't have a reason to cause trouble.

It's estimated that in his previous life, someone tried to frame Chang Jingxiang, but he ended up falling into the trap and being implicated.

It would have been better if she hadn't looked, because what she saw made Lin Yue's eyes widen, and she silently closed the door.

She turned back and looked at Chang Jingxiang helplessly; it seemed that the marriage had no choice but to take place.